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:m[HUh 专辑名称：Off The Radar
m:W+s4!E 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
VD90JU]X< 唱片公司：Much Obliged
Vwpy/5Hmp 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
wl0 i3)e: 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
`G<|5pe 推荐指数：4星
~0YRWM ; Dq<!wtFG[ 专辑介绍：
l:1 4uWu| 0[92&:c, Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
4<S=KFT_ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
$p\ 0/ his little pop masterpieces.
VX'G\Zz@h| y:VY8a 4 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
zC WN,K` polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
q j *77 jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
,H5o/qNU`{ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
f=Kt [|%'e underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
vve[.Lud' as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
ke5_lr( bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Z]k+dJ[- Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
r95$( N its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
giu8EjzK accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
ufXU mineral water.
S3Sn _zqG \j~LxV The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
~n 9- truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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(=CQ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
%( o[H sl and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
Bt1 &C?_$T younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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C'@yX and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
6)Dp2 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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N If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
rw ]*Nxgr seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
pxO ?: B Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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Bi|XdS$G be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
~i)IY1m" heartbreak.
84 $#!=v cWG?`6xU& The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
WQT;k0;T] themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
msiftP. lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Q-LDFnOFwp than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
X #!oG)or but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
( e$/@3* kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
M&5;Qeoiv his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
Ni4*V3VB doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
yIdM2# `u icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
uBe1{Z in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
8v)PDO~D}A 0bQm:J[(# Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
p|D-ez8 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
u/% 4WgA affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
$^2 j#]uX your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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g/% w3G comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
H:ar&o#( his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
tVN #i of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
E6-alBi % welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
&pZU e `3 espresso kind of guy.
9oteQN{9 _ "ysJ& /hue]ZaQq Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
rs@,<DV)u A$RN7# p&F=<<C 曲目列表：
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l7 '}c0:,5 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
S:] w@$ 2. Be The One
J=/| iW 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
VGBL<X 4. There's A World
C ,Je >G 5. The Toothbrush Song
( jCE&'?} 6. Off The Radar
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G%anot 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
P G) dIec 9. Mystery Star
33couAP# 10. Amorino
h vGb9 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
,Mc}U9)F 12. Footprints
